DEQ Announces Availability of Clean Transportation Funding
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing a new funding opportunity to help curb nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions with clean transportation. Details about the funding opportunity are available on DEQ’s website and applications are due by Jan. 31, 2025.
The Clean Truck, Bus & Airport Equipment Program matches funds to replace older diesel trucks, buses or airport ground support vehicles with battery electric, alternate fuel or newer diesel vehicles. Examples of vehicles eligible to receive funding through this opportunity include garbage trucks, street sweepers, bucket trucks, buses or vehicles that service aircraft between flights.
This funding opportunity is similar to one announced in 2021 that successfully funded the first electric school buses and electric street sweepers in Montana along with electric airport ground support equipment. For school districts considering purchasing an electric school bus, the Montana Electric School Bus Technical Assistance Report provides information on actual fuel costs, maintenance issues and performance of electric buses operating in Montana.
Nationally, the transportation sector is the main source of NOx emissions, which result from burning fuel. NOx is a poisonous gas that reacts with other pollutants in the atmosphere to contribute to smog and poor air quality. Reducing NOx emissions from transportation results in cleaner air and better health for all Montanans.
The application for the Clean Truck, Bus & Airport Equipment Program, the Montana Electric School Bus Technical Assistance Report and other clean transportation information is available at https://deq.mt.gov/energy/Programs/fuels.
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